Morongo Unified School District teacher salaries

Morongo Unified School District is a unified school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Twentynine Palms. Pay starts at $54,287 on the first step. The largest group (27%) is on the BA+72+MA OR PHD column, which climbs to $131,471 by step 24.

Lowest

$54,287

DSC, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$95,755

  • $11,074 below San Bernardino County average
  • $7,797 below California average

Highest

$131,471

BA+72+MA OR PHD, step 24

Morongo Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Bernardino County $106,829

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
422
Starting salary
$54,287
DSC, step 1
Median salary
$95,118
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
390th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Morongo Unified pay teachers more than the median California district?

Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.

Yes

Morongo Unified's average of $95,755 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Morongo Unified ranks 390th of 828.

Morongo Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County

Morongo Unified ranks 24th of 33, below the middle district.

Morongo Unified
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $103,690

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean

Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.

Step
Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Morongo Unified's DSC column pays $63,408. Experienced teachers joining Morongo Unified can be placed as high as step 15.
Column, such as BA+98
Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Morongo Unified's columns run from DSC to BA+72+MA OR PHD, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Morongo Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$102,717

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,471 on step 24.

$131,471$54,287
Step 1Step 24
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Morongo Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 34% of Morongo Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepDSCBABA+30 OR MABA+45 OR MA+12BA+60 OR MA+24BA+72 OR MA+36BA+72+MA OR PHD
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4
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10
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15 to 16
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19 to 20
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 21
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Morongo Unified

Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.2 Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.3 Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.

Questions about teacher pay at Morongo Unified

How much do Morongo Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Morongo Unified's teacher schedule is $95,755 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,287 (DSC, step 1) to $131,471 (BA+72+MA OR PHD, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Morongo Unified?

The schedule starts at $54,287 (DSC, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Morongo Unified pay scale?

On the BA+72+MA OR PHD column, where 27% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $131,471. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Morongo Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Morongo Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $750.

Is Morongo Unified teacher pay high for California?

Morongo Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 390th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 24th of 33 in San Bernardino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $106,829 in San Bernardino County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in San Bernardino County

Sources for the Morongo Unified figures

Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.

  1. California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
  2. Morongo Unified's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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